This is Michael. He is the male Bornean Orangutan at the Phoenix zoo.
The family consists of Duchess and her daughter Bess. Bess mated with Michael and they produced Kasih.
Duchess is one of the original inhabitants of the Pheonix zoo. She arrived in 1962. She just turned 50 this year. That is ten years older than the life expectancy in the wild. She is an artist of note. She enjoys painting. Kasih will turn 4 in January.
Michael is 22 years old and weighs 260 pounds.
I always make a trip to the Phoenix zoo and Orangutan family part of my winter travel.